Connected World Summit

Connected World Summit

Unlocking the Potential of IoT

Connected World Summit - London, England

What changes are required to ensure cybersecurity across the IoT landscape? What impact will 5G have on IoT usability? Across what industries is IoT a game-changing technology and where are the opportunities for the future? Panel discussion featured Moderator Dejan Bojic, Associate Director, Connected Places Catapult; Panelists Dr. Sarah Glova; Chris Lloyd-Jones Product and Engineering Lead, Emerging Technology; Darren King, Head of Business Development, Three

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Triangle Smart Cities Summit

Triangle Smart Cities Summit

Collaboration in Stormwater: About the latest regional data partnership project

Triangle Smart Cities Summit - Raleigh, NC

Moderated by Dr. Sarah Glova and featuring Karen Lindquist, COO of Green Stream Technologies; Joseph Threadcraft, Wake County Government; James Alberque, Director of Emerging Technologies, City of Raleigh; Jim Haskins, IoT Specialist and Smart Connected Communities, Cisco

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Smart Cities Connect Fall Conference and Expo

Smart Cities Connect Fall Conference and Expo

If Data is the new oil...how do we explore, extract, refine and distribute its value?

Smart Cities Connect Fall Conference and Expo - National Harbor,

Leaders are innovating to address Traffic, Crime, Sustainability and Economic Development challenges across political boundaries. In this session, panelists explored the challenges and opportunities of creating a regional approach for Smart Connected Communities and how Smart Connected RTP will continue to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors while driving economic development.

Featuring moderator Jim Haskins, Lead, Smart+Connected Communities Business Development for the Eastern U.S, Cisco; Panelists Dr. Sarah Glova; Nicole Raimundo, Chief Information Officer, Town of Cary, NC; Jennifer Robinson, Town Council Member for Cary/, Smart Cities for SAS Institute; Seth Price, Customer Solutions Architect – Digitization/IoT; Cisco Systems, Cisco Systems

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Innovate Raleigh Summit

Innovate Raleigh Summit

Is “IoT” Raleigh’s Silicon Valley?

Innovate Raleigh Summit - Raleigh, NC

Is Raleigh following a Silicon Valley path? In the 1970s and 80s, Silicon Valley combined its region's research, talent, and resources to capitalize on the booming semiconductor industry, leading to some of the earliest successful tech companies and the regional transformation that made Silicon Valley the hub it is today. Does that transformational tale map to what Raleigh is doing today with IoT? Dr. Sarah Glova led this discussion about how 1970’s and 80’s Silicon Valley parallels with today's Triangle ecosystem (and how lessons learned from Silicon Valley's growth could protect Raleigh from negative effects like skyrocketing living costs and inequitable diversity in leadership).

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RIoT XXXVII – Civic, Military, & Government Tech and IoT

RIoT XXXVII – Civic, Military, & Government Tech and IoT

Innovation Ecosystem in DC - Panel Moderator

RIoT XXXVII – Civic, Military, & Government Tech and IoT - Washington DC

RIoT, the largest nonprofit focused on IoT and economic development in the US, hosted an event in DC focused on IoT and how it applies to the cybersecurity space, with a focus on military and government tech. The panel on Innovation Ecosystem was moderated by Dr. Sarah Glova and featured Panelists Tom Snyder, Executive Director of RIoT; Devin Zitelman, Director, Strategic Initiatives at Washington DC Economic Partnership

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SelectUSA Summit

SelectUSA Summit

A Resource Ecosystem to Support Entrepreneurs

SelectUSA Summit - Washington DC

This session looked at successful examples of entrepreneurial ecosystems in the U.S. and examine why the U.S. continues to be the best choice for startup success. Moderator: Mr. Craig Buerstatte, Director, Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, U.S. Economic Development Administration. Panelists: Dr. Sarah Glova; Ms. Lindsey Cox, Director of Operations & Government Affairs, Launch Tennessee; Ms. Erika Lucas, Co-Founder, StitchCrew; Mr. Josh Mandell, Chief Operating Officer, Halcyon

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IoT Evolution

IoT Evolution

Follow the Leaders: Smart Cities, Counties and States panel

IoT Evolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Dr. Sarah Glova moderated the keynote Smart City panel during IoT Evolution about smart city technology. How are IoT leaders developing smart city awareness and driving commitment from critical stakeholders? How do leaders in smart cities, counties, and states achieve success through collaboration and key partnerships? What technology challenges lie ahead, and how are leaders overcoming those challenges and working toward a new generation of smarter infrastructure, sustainability, safety, and citizen services?

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Women in Technology Summit

Women in Technology Summit

Uncovering the Broad Reach of the IoT Ecosystem

Women in Technology Summit, Durham, NC

The Internet of Things is regarded as the 4th Industrial Revolution, and as such will affect all industries, create new business opportunities and inspire new roles. This panel featured women working across a variety of roles in the IoT space and how each role is important for growing the ecosystem and capturing the opportunities IoT presents for our region and beyond.

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